Juliette Has a Gun
Ode to Dullness
With Ode to Dullness, Juliette Has a Gun composes a tender and refined floral fragrance. It opens on star anise and freesia, reveals sandalwood and cashmere flower at its heart and rests on a base of tonka bean and white musk.
Main accords
Pyramid & evolution
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Opening First minutes
Star anise · Freesia
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Heart ~30 min to 2 h
Sandalwood · Cashmere flower
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Base Several hours
Tonka bean · White musk
Top notes
Heart notes
Base notes
What its composition says
- 2 materials on top, 2 in the heart, 2 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
- Cashmere flower: no other perfume page lists it — of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue, Ode to Dullness is the only one to use this material.
- White musk: conversely, one of the most widely used materials in the catalogue — 50% of the analysed perfumes contain it.
- Floral, woody, spicy, gourmand and musky: 5 registers of raw materials share its palette, with floral supplying 2 of 6.
Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.
Scent profile
Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.
Wear time
Good
7 to 9 h estimated on skin
Projection
Moderate
noticeable at arm’s length
Ideal seasons
Time of day
At ease in mild weather, 15 to 22 °C (59 to 72 °F).
Ideal occasions
- Office & everyday Measured enough not to overwhelm a closed space or a meeting.
Strengths
- Great versatility: goes from the office to dinner without a false note.
The success of Ode to Dullness by Juliette Has a Gun comes down to its versatility: an easy-going signature that finds its place from morning to night without ever clashing.
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